A job hub: Zuma Township has 8.8 jobs per working resident, and 2,732 people come in to work
The average commute takes 28 minutes each way, next to 28 for Illinois and 26 for the U.S. Employers in Zuma Township report 2,741 jobs, against 313 working residents. Only 3% work in Zuma Township itself; outside it, Davenport draws the most (15%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Zuma Township
Zuma Township fills up on a workday
Zuma Township has 2,741 jobs, 8.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,100 people are in town, 5 times the 680 who live here. Day and night ↓
Zuma Township makes and builds things
93% of the jobs based in Zuma Township are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Zuma Township residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 23%. The jobs ↓
A lot of Zuma Township workers cross into Iowa
39% of Zuma Township workers work outside Illinois, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Davenport (15%) and Bettendorf (6%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 313 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily commute in and out of Zuma Township
On a workday 304 residents head out to work and 9 work right here.
About 3,100 people are in Zuma Township on a workday afternoon, 357% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
93% of the jobs in Zuma Township make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Zuma Township, 2013 → 2023: 2,662 → 2,741. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Zuma Township’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting in to Zuma Township: where workers come from
Where Zuma Township clocks in
15% of workers
9% of workers
8% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
About 28 minutes each way for Zuma Township’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Zuma Township workers work from home, vs 16% across Illinois. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 339 commuters (the 10% who work from home are left out). Across Illinois: 78% drive alone, 7% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far it is to work from Zuma Township
About 24% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Zuma Township
The biggest share goes to Coe Township (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Zuma Township workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuma Township | – | — | — | 28 min | $84,468 |
| Hanna Township | under 3% | A− | C+ | 23 min | $110,776 |
| Coe Township | 4% | A− | C | 24 min | $128,250 |
| Hampton Township | under 3% | C+ | B+ | 20 min | $63,933 |
| Canoe Creek Township | under 3% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Canoe Creek Township: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Zuma Township’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Zuma Township: questions
What is the median household income in Zuma Township?
$84,468 (±$18,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $83,390 across Illinois and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Zuma Township?
8.1%, against 11.8% across Illinois and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Zuma Township?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Illinois and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Zuma Township work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Davenport (15%, 18 mi), East Moline (9%, 7 mi), Moline (8%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Zuma Township without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Zuma Township, from the people who make the trip.
More of Zuma Township
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.